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things people voted on in this election. there is a cry out there for some movement on gun control because this senseless violence is touching everybody. >> what i find so baffling is the apparent power that the nra wield, for example, in the political system in america. compared to the amount of money they put in and the amount of membership they have, i don't really understand why they have such power or why so many politicians at senior level are so frightened of them. >> jim comes from state where guns are a huge issue. the truth is it's been part of the american culture and tradition for a long time particularly in rural areas. hunting, gun ownership, parents passing the tradition of hunting down to children. that's been part of our culture. on the other hand, we have in some of our communities real problems with violence. in chicago we've had a terrible time with youth violence and gun violence. we have to find a way to reconcile those things. one thing that gives me hope is i see 90%, 85, 90% of americans say we shoul
things people voted on in this election. there is a cry out there for some movement on gun control because this senseless violence is touching everybody. >> what i find so baffling is the apparent power that the nra wield, for example, in the political system in america. compared to the amount of money they put in and the amount of membership they have, i don't really understand why they have such power or why so many politicians at senior level are so frightened of them. >> jim...
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in two years he's got an election. in two years he has that same awesome machine he just had that helped him get elected president. he can use that, possibly, to win the house. he'd run, he could run the tables. and this is his opportunity to keep republicans divided. i wouldn't be surprised if he just kept campaigning for the next two years. >> a lot of promises were made four years ago. a lot of promises not kept. a lot were. john, can you take a look. >> not always fair to judge a president that way. if you're president or worked in the white house, circumstances change, new things arise, new crises, new challenges. one way to judge a president, as he enters his second term to look at what he said when he began his first. one of the parts of the first inaugural address that drew some criticism. people thought the president was being too lofty or full of himself. we will harness the suns and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. but let's get to the specifics of it. to van's point, we haven't
in two years he's got an election. in two years he has that same awesome machine he just had that helped him get elected president. he can use that, possibly, to win the house. he'd run, he could run the tables. and this is his opportunity to keep republicans divided. i wouldn't be surprised if he just kept campaigning for the next two years. >> a lot of promises were made four years ago. a lot of promises not kept. a lot were. john, can you take a look. >> not always fair to judge...
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time to elect the senator who will protect our rights. >> some analysts believe the nra's power is waning as the number of house holds with guns has declined. barack obama was still reelected and many nra backed candidates did not win. but by all accounts the nra remains a well connected strong and shrewd political power that says it is currently gaining members and it is clearly stealing itself to match anything the white house throws its way. >> the nra is also influential among democrats. one of them happens to be harry reid. you know the man who the president would be reliant upon to get something significant through the senate -- >> 1994 and 2004 he has a b rating from the nra. that is higher than almost anyone. this amazing fact. he has received more money from the nra than any senate democrat. when it comes to harry reid and the nra it is a close relationship. >> kind of a love affair. he appeared with wayne lappier in 2010. he is a guy who says i am going to go with my party. so will he really oppose the president on gun issues? >> he is going to try to quarterback what he can. at
time to elect the senator who will protect our rights. >> some analysts believe the nra's power is waning as the number of house holds with guns has declined. barack obama was still reelected and many nra backed candidates did not win. but by all accounts the nra remains a well connected strong and shrewd political power that says it is currently gaining members and it is clearly stealing itself to match anything the white house throws its way. >> the nra is also influential among...
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especially after re-election. your first-term policies seem to have been validated, that you look at those results and you think you're all powerful. the famous example in recent history is george w. bush. in 2005, remember he came out and did that press conference and said he had political capital and meant to spend it and the first thing he tried to do was pass a plan to reform social security that was just destroyed by the democrats, and then katrina happened. and his presidency was over by the end of 2005, at least the second term. so, you know, i spent a lot of time reporting on this the last year, talking to white house people, and they were very acutely aware of the dangers hidden in a second term. and i think the -- you know, i think what they'll be looking for is not overinterpreting that mandate, putting out an agenda one, that he campaigned on. not doing things he didn't talk about in the campaign, but two, trying to find some kind of bipartisan compromise in a congress that is very polarized. >> this i
especially after re-election. your first-term policies seem to have been validated, that you look at those results and you think you're all powerful. the famous example in recent history is george w. bush. in 2005, remember he came out and did that press conference and said he had political capital and meant to spend it and the first thing he tried to do was pass a plan to reform social security that was just destroyed by the democrats, and then katrina happened. and his presidency was over by...
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we have re-elected majority leadership in the house and we have a re-elected president but it's time to divide a government you can actually do big things for the country. >> so, what big things? what big thing is that -- >> specifically, have to deal with the debt, at $16 interest. you want to continue with the social safety negotiate the good, the bad and the ugly parts of that you have to have a vibrant economy. you have to have growth of the economy, but i need to see policies will actually do that. we don't see them now. >> i spoke with david plouffe in the segment before this. he said that he is confident there are enough vote he is in the huntsd requisite 60 votes in the senate to pass universal background checks for gun owners and limiting the clips, those high-capacity magazine clips that i can fire off so many rounds to 10 and under. do you think that's so? do you think congress would pass a ban on those clips i with ten or over and a universal background check is that gonna happen? >> no, i don't think it will. candy, that gets beside the major issues this face american fa
we have re-elected majority leadership in the house and we have a re-elected president but it's time to divide a government you can actually do big things for the country. >> so, what big things? what big thing is that -- >> specifically, have to deal with the debt, at $16 interest. you want to continue with the social safety negotiate the good, the bad and the ugly parts of that you have to have a vibrant economy. you have to have growth of the economy, but i need to see policies...
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he was legitimately re-elected or elected in some people's eyes, he tried to pursue something the country didn't want. this president should take some lessons from that. yes, he is as daniel day lewis says in steven spielberg's master piece film -- president wants to do in his second term. his political capital won't exist in anymore. >> when people talk about a second term curse, what leads to that? they say it as if it's sort of this mythical thing, second term and happens, but there are reasons why you sort of bump into a second term problem, scandal, major obstacles, failures? what do you think those reasons are? >> a lot. i would start with hue burruss, endemic to the human condition but a pandemic in the white house, in every white house. this happened to franklin roosevelt, terrible second term. another recession, great depression worsened in '37 and then tried to pack the supreme court. i would think it begins with that. sometimes it's weariness. the president, it really is a demanding job and they get a free helicopter and nice house, but it wears these men out. >> and wears the
he was legitimately re-elected or elected in some people's eyes, he tried to pursue something the country didn't want. this president should take some lessons from that. yes, he is as daniel day lewis says in steven spielberg's master piece film -- president wants to do in his second term. his political capital won't exist in anymore. >> when people talk about a second term curse, what leads to that? they say it as if it's sort of this mythical thing, second term and happens, but there...
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we elected an african-american for president. a lot of people didn't think we would see that in our lifetime. we did it four years ago and what may be more impressive than an african-american, an elderly man said this to me, we re-elected him a second time. not just a one shot deal. he did it again and people are moved by what's going on right now. >> as with ronald reagan and bill clinton, the second terms, you can see a few green sheets of the economy and if that begins to surge, david axelrod tells me later in the show, has a real chance. >> he has a huge agenda, a lot of opportunities and going to have to find a way to work with republicans not only in the senate but the house of representatives. let's see if he can do it. it's a huge, huge challenge and the responsibility is enormous, the opportunity is great. >> well, we have to see and itching to get to the party, wolf. >> love those people back there. did you hear the marching band? >> you know why i think they're so excited? your performance in skyfall. >> you were in "f
we elected an african-american for president. a lot of people didn't think we would see that in our lifetime. we did it four years ago and what may be more impressive than an african-american, an elderly man said this to me, we re-elected him a second time. not just a one shot deal. he did it again and people are moved by what's going on right now. >> as with ronald reagan and bill clinton, the second terms, you can see a few green sheets of the economy and if that begins to surge, david...
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they're running for re-election in 2014. >> do you vote based upon one issue or do you look at a variety of issues? same thing about the issue of choice. there are some people out there who say i am only going to vote based upon whether or not you are pro-choice or pro-life. those are single voter issues. when you look at polling data, you don't have a significant number of single issue voters in america. they are saying, hey, i might be for same-sex marriage or against it or pro-life or pro-choice, if it's about finances, i might choose a different decision. >> i want to thank roland for making my point for me. president obama is engaging in what we like to call hubris. george w. bush and karl rove thought they had a permanent majority. it wasn't that permanent. ronald reagan's majority didn't last forever either. the simple truth is the more successful you are when you win a big victory, it also means democrats are representing silicon valley billionaires and struggling immigrants in the inner city. you represent both of those groups, there are tensions in your coalition and that coali
they're running for re-election in 2014. >> do you vote based upon one issue or do you look at a variety of issues? same thing about the issue of choice. there are some people out there who say i am only going to vote based upon whether or not you are pro-choice or pro-life. those are single voter issues. when you look at polling data, you don't have a significant number of single issue voters in america. they are saying, hey, i might be for same-sex marriage or against it or pro-life or...
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after election year for 40 years, getting that done is a very big deal. americans want that. they've got to implement it. they've got to figure out directions to make this thing work, but getting it passed and moving is a big deal. failures, for me, you know, i'm an old political hand so it's hard for me not to look at the politics of this. but i feel like the president did a really good job substantively while not doing the bhes job politically. i think the style of how they operated as a white house -- i used to always say, it was like the presidency is the fastest, best ferrari there is and they drove it like a chrysler k car. you know, they didn't use the power of the office to really attract people, to paint vivid pictures and to get things done. i want to see more of that. in a long-term issue, i think the president ought to be focused on american competitiveness, to broaden opportunity so we can all participate in a growing km i. >> margaret hoover, i had a checklist of what i believe to be the five biggest challenges h effaces. reforming immigrati
after election year for 40 years, getting that done is a very big deal. americans want that. they've got to implement it. they've got to figure out directions to make this thing work, but getting it passed and moving is a big deal. failures, for me, you know, i'm an old political hand so it's hard for me not to look at the politics of this. but i feel like the president did a really good job substantively while not doing the bhes job politically. i think the style of how they operated as a...
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only the third democratic president to be re-elected in the last 75 years. he faces deep domestic challenges. above all, a still weak economy. he faces a world in flux and in crisis from iran and syria to north korea and china. perhaps most visibly he faces a domestic political deadlock that seems to overshadow all else. with this hand, what can he do? what will he do? i've asked for advice from the statesmen and women who have stood beside presidents as they have made their most difficult decisions from republicans like james baker. >> if we didn't have the dollar as the de facto currency of the world, we'd be like greece. >> in a democracy you can only work together if both sides are willing to come together. >> and independents like michael bloomberg. >> when you have jobs that need to be done but americans won't take, letting crops rot or moving crops to south of the border, that's just insanity. >> in the end i write my own memo to the president. let's get started. >>> while most of the world was ringing in the new year with revelry, the united states c
only the third democratic president to be re-elected in the last 75 years. he faces deep domestic challenges. above all, a still weak economy. he faces a world in flux and in crisis from iran and syria to north korea and china. perhaps most visibly he faces a domestic political deadlock that seems to overshadow all else. with this hand, what can he do? what will he do? i've asked for advice from the statesmen and women who have stood beside presidents as they have made their most difficult...
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to washington to be part of this celebration. >> the president-elect of the united states, barack h. obama. >> reporter: the last inauguration saw 1.8 million americans braving the freezing temperatures and crushing crowds to witness this moment. this year, the crowds are not expected to be as big -- >> nice to see you again, welcome back. >> reporter: but still enough to fill hotels like the historic willard, where steve blum says he's met seven presidents. >> i got a fist bump from obama. >> reporter: and everyone has learned that the festivities are not really about any one person. >> what we celebrate is that we are the greatest democracy on this planet and that we could have this transition of power, whether it be second term or whatever it be, like no other country can. >> you might not like the president, you might not like his politics, but he's the president. he's the only one we have. >> reporter: theodore roosevelt in 1905 was the first president to draw massive crowds. but in 1945, franklin roosevelt called off the big party when world war ii was raging. historian douglas
to washington to be part of this celebration. >> the president-elect of the united states, barack h. obama. >> reporter: the last inauguration saw 1.8 million americans braving the freezing temperatures and crushing crowds to witness this moment. this year, the crowds are not expected to be as big -- >> nice to see you again, welcome back. >> reporter: but still enough to fill hotels like the historic willard, where steve blum says he's met seven presidents. >> i...
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the congressional clock is still going according to the next election. >> reporter: but he can't push too hard. former reagan chief of staff says after a second win, most presidents have an inflated view of their power. >> so you have to figure out ways you can accomplish things and go directionally in the way you're going. realizing that time is an enemy. get as much done as you can, but don't overreach. >> reporter: a lesson president obama promises he learned. >> i'm more than familiar with all the literature about presidential overreach in second terms. we are very cautious about that. >> reporter: at the same time, he has to battle white house fatigue. >> people get tired. staffers leave. and you lose some institutional memory. >> reporter: above all, avoid scandal. what is known as the second term curse. something quite a few modern day presidents have fallen victim to. >> i am not a crook. >> reporter: for richard nixon, it was watergate. he resigned over the break in and cover up just 18 months after his re-election. >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman. ms. lewi
the congressional clock is still going according to the next election. >> reporter: but he can't push too hard. former reagan chief of staff says after a second win, most presidents have an inflated view of their power. >> so you have to figure out ways you can accomplish things and go directionally in the way you're going. realizing that time is an enemy. get as much done as you can, but don't overreach. >> reporter: a lesson president obama promises he learned. >> i'm...
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part of the pragmatism is a look at the election. arkansas, louisiana, month tan na, north carolina, south dakota. it will be interesting to see whether the tide has turned. some polls show on some of the options, 89% of republicans support them. maybe that stat will put some courage in some of the politicians. >> thanks very much to john avlon >>> our third story out front. notre dame star linebacker says he is a victim of a bizarre hoax. he says he was conned by a woman into an internet relationship. that's the least bizarre part of this story. university held a late press conference tonight on the case. ted rollins is following the story. what more did university officials say to shed some light on what is a truly bizarre and disturbing story. >> this is such a shocking story to not only people in the sports world but because this story transcended the sports world. anyone that follows notre dame or who watched that championship game and heard about manti te'o and the death of his grandmother and his 22-year-old girlfriend who sup
part of the pragmatism is a look at the election. arkansas, louisiana, month tan na, north carolina, south dakota. it will be interesting to see whether the tide has turned. some polls show on some of the options, 89% of republicans support them. maybe that stat will put some courage in some of the politicians. >> thanks very much to john avlon >>> our third story out front. notre dame star linebacker says he is a victim of a bizarre hoax. he says he was conned by a woman into an...
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if joe biden were elected he would be the oldest elected. >> you can't avoid that issue. they have answers to it and certainly hillary clinton would because there is precedents with ronald reagan and dwight eisenhower. i think it would be more difficult for joe biden. i wouldn't say it is an insurmountable obstacle. >> i want to go to republicans 2016. i wonder if this was a slip. senator rand paul going after hillary clinton. >> and i have been president at the time and i found you did not read the cables. i would have relieved you of your post. i think it is inexcusable. >> is he following in his father's foot steps? >> i think it was not a slip of the tongue. i think you saw the making of the 2016 republican primary political commercial. it was very well received by the republican base, by the tea party. marco rubio is on the same senate foreign relations committee and had a very different tone and different question. i think he very smartly decided he did not want the narrative to be a 2016 hillary versus rubio. he wanted it to be about the substance. >> good to see y
if joe biden were elected he would be the oldest elected. >> you can't avoid that issue. they have answers to it and certainly hillary clinton would because there is precedents with ronald reagan and dwight eisenhower. i think it would be more difficult for joe biden. i wouldn't say it is an insurmountable obstacle. >> i want to go to republicans 2016. i wonder if this was a slip. senator rand paul going after hillary clinton. >> and i have been president at the time and i...
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it helped get this president re-elected by misleading the american public, but now, the chickens are coming home to roost and we're going to continue to pursue this until we find the truth. >> i want to ask you one other question based on what your republican colleague rand paul said today. it was a pretty strong statement. here he is. >> had i been president at the time and i found that you did not read the cables from benghazi, you did not read the cables from ambassador stevens, i would have relieved you of you post. i think it's inexcusable. >> do you agree? >> i'd say the issue is moot because hillary clinton is moving on and senator kerry's stepping up to the plate probably, so that's rand paul's opinion. >> do you think she'd make a good president? i have to ask that because 67% of this country view her favorably. her unfavorable is 28%. the president, anybody in this country, would die for that. >> listen, the people on the other side of the aisle aren't taking the fact this nation's going bankrupt seriously, so she's a member of that party, we haven't passed a budget in the
it helped get this president re-elected by misleading the american public, but now, the chickens are coming home to roost and we're going to continue to pursue this until we find the truth. >> i want to ask you one other question based on what your republican colleague rand paul said today. it was a pretty strong statement. here he is. >> had i been president at the time and i found that you did not read the cables from benghazi, you did not read the cables from ambassador stevens,...
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he doesn't have to run for re-election. we can talk about these policies. you know, the president didn't do these things, he didn't do women in combat. he didn't lift a finger on climate change or push hard on immigration and gun control in his first term. so he's a second-term president who doesn't have to face voters and these are things he wants to bring front and center. how much will he follow-up? we'll see. they do believe, in the white house, anderson, pick up a demographics report, look at the demographics of this country, how they are changing, and the obama coalition from the last two elections, they believe if they can cement the loyalty of those voters in and part of that is acting on issues they most care about, these are issues that fit the obama coalition. if they can cement that in on a national scale, the republicans are in trouble. >> and margaret, you wouldgree the president believes this. it's not just politics. he believes in all of these things. >> i think so. i think he's sincere. i think he's earnest. i don't think there's anything i
he doesn't have to run for re-election. we can talk about these policies. you know, the president didn't do these things, he didn't do women in combat. he didn't lift a finger on climate change or push hard on immigration and gun control in his first term. so he's a second-term president who doesn't have to face voters and these are things he wants to bring front and center. how much will he follow-up? we'll see. they do believe, in the white house, anderson, pick up a demographics report, look...
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there are some people who are not so happy that he won the election. thak a look at the poll numbers, a new cnn/"time" magazine/orc poll, shows the president's approval rating is 55%, 43% disapprove of the way he's doing his job. breakdown, 92% of democrats say they approve. 13% of republicans say the president is doing a good job. >> just 13% of republicans say the president is doing a good job. so how does he begin to bridge that gap? clark judge is with us right now. he's a speech writer who worked in the reagan white house, he's the founder and managing director of the white house writers group. so clark, you think the president needs to do something to reach across the aisle. to talk about the common themes that unite us. how do you do that? >> a good model for him would be bill clinton's inaugural address, or ronald reagan's second inaugural. both of those were similar kinds of political environments. congress was in the hands of the other party. or one house was, at least. and each of them was very gracious towards the other party. reached out,
there are some people who are not so happy that he won the election. thak a look at the poll numbers, a new cnn/"time" magazine/orc poll, shows the president's approval rating is 55%, 43% disapprove of the way he's doing his job. breakdown, 92% of democrats say they approve. 13% of republicans say the president is doing a good job. >> just 13% of republicans say the president is doing a good job. so how does he begin to bridge that gap? clark judge is with us right now. he's a...
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when you look at the democrats up for re-election in the senate, many are from southern states, pro-gun states. there's very little common ground when you're dealing with the right in the constitution. >> this is the problem here when you put politics in it, you have too many people worried about getting re-elected as opposed to worrying about the 10,000-plus folks killed every year when it comes to gun violence. they should put lives ahead of their jobs. >> let me share another quote. "time" magazine/orc poll shows that 56% support a ban on semiautomatic weapons. that is down from 62% in december. if a poll was taken right now, what do you think -- what do you think that would be? >> oh, you know, i would be very interested to see it because of how you shape it. it's fascinating. we did a thing from our radio show, talking to people and showing pictures. they said, yeah, ban that gun. it was a shotgun, it just had a pistol grip. people didn't understand. the problem with the assault weapons ban has always been it's a spooky looking gun ban. some -- for example, the ar-15 -- >> they wer
when you look at the democrats up for re-election in the senate, many are from southern states, pro-gun states. there's very little common ground when you're dealing with the right in the constitution. >> this is the problem here when you put politics in it, you have too many people worried about getting re-elected as opposed to worrying about the 10,000-plus folks killed every year when it comes to gun violence. they should put lives ahead of their jobs. >> let me share another...
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she's the newly elected chair to have the democratic national committee. she's joining kate and me right here in "the situation room." congratulations. tough job, being a congresswoman, chair of the dnc. we'll get to that in a moment. if the president's agenda is going to go forward, he doesn't just have to worry about republicans, but there are a bunch of democrats, especially in the house, who are nervous about some of these very bold, shall we say, very liberal and progressive ideas. >> well, with i think for the most part, democrats are unified and energized following the results of this election, where president obama laid out a very clear vision and a clear case that we need to focus on creating jobs, on getting the economy turned around, on fighting for the middle class families and yesterday he talked about the american journey and we've got to finish that journey and we've got a lot left to do to make sure we can have equality. >> will senate democrats go along with the president? >> you know, i haven't heard anything from any senate democrat, acr
she's the newly elected chair to have the democratic national committee. she's joining kate and me right here in "the situation room." congratulations. tough job, being a congresswoman, chair of the dnc. we'll get to that in a moment. if the president's agenda is going to go forward, he doesn't just have to worry about republicans, but there are a bunch of democrats, especially in the house, who are nervous about some of these very bold, shall we say, very liberal and progressive...
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and re-election possible. soon the president renews his oath before cheering crowds and his critics are fierce. his choices are tough. and america's future is in his hands. >> we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin, again, the work of remaking america. >>> crowds are growing on the national mall. 44th president of the united states is about two hours away from taking the oath of office. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. vice president joe biden also will be sworn in on this stage in the shadow of the capitol. stand by for gloria borger's exclusive interview with the vice president. she asks about the times he made the president angry. we will also talk to former secretary of state colin powell about his support for the president and his concerns about his own republican party. first, let's take you across the national mall to my colleague, anderson cooper. >> wolf, thanks very much. inaugurations are logistic nightmare, as you can imag
and re-election possible. soon the president renews his oath before cheering crowds and his critics are fierce. his choices are tough. and america's future is in his hands. >> we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin, again, the work of remaking america. >>> crowds are growing on the national mall. 44th president of the united states is about two hours away from taking the oath of office. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world....